The small town of Chencang finally fell into tranquility.
The soldiers, civilians, and people all went back to rest.
The singing has stopped, the drums have stopped, and the bonfire has been extinguished.
Only the ashes on the ground and the cleanly chewed sheep bones can prove that there was a dinner here just now.
Wang Ding also went back to rest.
Tonight, Chencang is extremely peaceful after the joy.
Even the soldiers on the top of the city had no one to chat with. They stood quietly on the top of the city, with their bodies upright, heads held high, and the spears in their hands pointing towards the night sky.
It's dawn.
As usual, many people got up early in the morning, had dinner, and prepared to leave the city to build roads.
However, when they were preparing to leave the city, the soldiers on the top of the city blew the horn.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack."
The soldiers guarding the city gate quickly closed the city gate, and the citizens retreated one after another.
They wondered why someone suddenly attacked Chencang.
But no one felt scared, everyone felt at ease and went back to their homes to rest.
Ten thousand soldiers came to the city wall and watched the rumble of horse hooves in the distance.
The billowing dust is like an earth dragon, billowing towards us.
It seems that one head can knock open the city gate of Chencang.
"Is this Ma Teng?" Wang Dingfan came to the top of the city before eating.
Han Sui nodded and said, "It's his flag."
Wang Dingdao: "It came quite quickly."
They just returned from An'ing yesterday, and Ma Teng killed them this morning.
Perhaps, last night, the vanguard appeared outside the city.
The first thing that appeared in front of us was a group of cavalry.
Unexpectedly, after losing 20,000 cavalry, Ma Teng pulled out another cavalry so quickly.
Sure enough, Liangzhou has many war horses.
Wang Ding was very jealous when he saw it.
This time when he went to Liangzhou, he only plundered cattle and sheep, and it was only in Anding County, and he didn't find many war horses.
After the cavalry, there was a group of infantry, numbering tens of thousands.
"Drive, drive..."
The cavalry soon arrived at the city.
"Which one is Ma Teng?" Wang Ding asked, looking at the enemy troops under the city.
Han Sui took a closer look, shook his head and said, "Not here."
"Who is that young man?" Wang Ding pointed to the city and a young man asked.
That young man had a face like a crown jewel and a slutty belly. When Wang Ding asked, he actually already had a guess in his mind.
Xiliang, who else could have such a young man besides Ma Chao?
However, he still wanted to confirm with Han Sui.
Han Sui said: "That is Ma Teng's son, his name is Ma Chao. Although he is still young, he has courage that no man can match."
Although he has now surrendered to Wang Ding, Han Sui still spoke highly of Ma Chao.
Even though Ma Chao is still young, Han Sui does not regard him as a child, and because he and Ma Teng are sworn brothers, he regards Ma Chao as his half son.
Ma Chao is still young, but he is the son of Ma Teng after all. He has been in the army since he was a child and has often dealt with the Qiang people. Now in Liangzhou, he has gradually gained the reputation of Jin Ma Chao.
Wang Ding said: "Did Ma Teng just send his son?"
Han Sui was also a little embarrassed. Even if he thought Ma Chao was brave enough, but this was an siege, Han Sui felt that Ma Teng was too trusting.
At this time, Ma Chao had already shouted outside the city: "I am Ma Chao, but anyone dares to come out and fight with me."
He is indeed a young man, full of vigor and fearlessness.
Just under the city wall, he stood up with a spear, and the battle robe on his body made a rustling sound.
"Lord, please go meet him for a while." Xu Huang asked.
Wang Dingdao: "Don't be anxious yet."
Wang Ding is naturally aware of Xu Huang's strength.
But at this moment, the young man under the city ranks among the top ten in combat prowess in the entire Three Kingdoms. Some people even compare Ma Chao to Lu Bu.
Even though Ma Chao is still very young and may not be at the peak of his strength, he is still enough for Wang Ding to handle with caution.
Xu Huang didn't know it, but he felt a little dissatisfied after hearing Han Sui's introduction.
Even if a young man is talented and strong, how strong can he be?
It's just Han Sui bragging.
If he really had this kind of strength, why didn't Han Sui take Ma Chao with him when he attacked Chang'an City last time?
"Among the rats on the city wall, no one dares to go out of the city to fight with me?" Ma Chao rode his war horse back and forth arrogantly at the city gate, turning a blind eye to Wang Ding and others on the city wall.
"Lord, I requested to go to war." Fan Chou said.
He was more impulsive than Xu Huang and asked a young man to call for battle in front of the city gate. How could he bear this tone?
Wang Ding shook his head. Even if Ma Chao is young and not at the peak of his strength, he is still stronger than Fan Chou.
Wang Ding doesn't want Fan Chou to go out and die.
Wang Dingdao: "Han Sui, can you make Ma Chao surrender?"
Han Sui touched his nose in embarrassment. Last time he confidently wrote a letter to Ma Teng, but he was scolded by Ma Teng.
Ma Chao is more stubborn than his father, Ma Teng. If he is still five points sure of persuading Ma Teng to surrender, then Han Sui is not even one point sure of persuading Ma Chao to surrender.
He knew his nephew very well. He was young and frivolous, and with his martial arts skills, not even his father Ma Teng could control him, let alone his uncle.
But Wang Ding had already spoken, and Han Sui could only shout in embarrassment to Ma Chao at the foot of the city: "Good nephew..."
As soon as Han Sui opened his mouth, Ma Chao raised his head and shouted: "Han Sui, who is your nephew? Don't talk nonsense. I don't have an uncle who surrendered to the enemy."
Han Sui's old face turned red. He really didn't expect that Ma Chao wouldn't give him any face.
Not long after this, I completely disowned it.
Wang Ding was not surprised. In the past, he often saw articles on the Internet saying how ruthless and unjust a person Ma Chao was, comparable to Lu Bu, a slave with three surnames.
But there are also many people who defend Ma Chao. In the past, I saw Wang Ding just smile and never participate in the argument.
They are not from this era. What happened in this era can only be seen from various circulating books. Who can guarantee whether it is true or not?
Even if it is official history, it may not all be accurate.
There is no shortage of people who tamper with history books in every era.
Wang Ding likes a saying very much - history books are written by the victors.
But now, he is lucky enough to be in this era and can finally confirm it for himself.
Lu Bu before, Ma Chao now.
"Lord, let me go and capture him." Fan Chou asked for a fight again.
Xu Huang next to him was also full of fighting spirit, but he was more stable and had already spoken once before. Xu Huang would not mention it again unless Wang Ding spoke.
Han Sui also looked at Wang Ding awkwardly and said: "My lord..."
Wang Ding said: "Let's go back and rest."
He wants to hang Ma Chao first.
At this moment, there is only Ma Chao under the city, but Wang Ding doesn't know if Ma Teng is already ambushing him behind, waiting for him to take the bait.
"They're all dumb."
Ma Chao was still provoking a fight. When no one came to fight, he kept spitting out all kinds of insulting words.